A Far Cry from Africa Summary and Analysis A Far Cry from Africa Tamil Explanation Derek Walcott (1930-) was born on the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies, and educated at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica. He was a precocious writer, self-publishing his first volume …
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A Far Cry from Africa by Derek Walcott A wind is ruffling the tawny pelt Of Africa. Kikuyu, quick as flies, Batten upon the bloodstreams of the veldt. Corpses are scattered through a paradise. Only the worm, colonel of carrion, cries: “Waste no compassion on these separate dead!” Statistics justify …
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